Global Politics and Policy
Dean Schwartz and Brian Atwood - Development, Humanitarianism and the Power of Ideas - Video
on March 9, 13On March 8th, 2013, Dean Schwartz and Brian Atwood spoke on Development, Humanitarianism and the Power of Ideas. Citizens around the world...
Robert Gallucci on "How Scholars Can Improve International Relations"
on December 3, 12November 26, 2012 How Scholars Can Improve International Relations By Robert L. Gallucci Something is seriously wrong in the relationship between universities...
Report from IPID conference on the Global Food Crisis
on November 20, 12The Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Development group (IPID), supported by Global Spotlight and GPSA, held its biannual student research conference this past...
Eric Schwartz Guest on MPR
on September 18, 12Dean of the Humphrey School Eric Schwartz was interviewed on MPR last week in a piece about the evolution of the Arab...
Researching women & US foreign policy? New online repository of interview material examining the relationship between women & US foreign policy
on July 6, 12The Women and US Foreign Policy Interview Project at the Institute for the Study of the Americas promotes and facilitates research into...
International Affairs & the Public Sphere
on June 29, 12Stephen M. Walt, Harvard University Most social scientists would like to believe that their profession contributes to solving pressing global problems. Indeed,...
May 10-11, 2012 participate in webcast conference on building international cooperation through summit meetings
on May 1, 12Livestream: How Summit Meetings Build International Cooperation please go to http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/promo/promoemailApexLIVE4242012.html. View via webcast Livestream: How Summit Meetings Build International Cooperation You...
Webcast recording- Famine Relief, Prevention & Remittances for the Horn of Africa (Mohamed Idris, ARAHA or American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa)
on April 25, 12https://umconnect.umn.edu/p24375404/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal...
The Bo Xilai Crisis: A Curse or a Blessing for China?
on April 19, 12For UK news about this scandal, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17752064 The Bo Xilai Crisis: A Curse or a Blessing for China? An Interview with...
Brookings: Addressing U.S.-China Strategic Distrust
on April 2, 12I just read a paper wrote by Wang Jisi and Kenneth Lieberthal. I think it is valuable, so forward the link...
New Map Tool on Population, Climate Change, & Violence in Africa
on April 2, 12I just received word of this new map tool from the Robert S. Strauss Center's CCAPS, which identifies four vulnerability factors: population,...
Gallup: Egyptian Opposition to US & Other Foreign Aid Increases
on March 29, 12sent by Kirk Allison UMN SPH: http://www.gallup.com/poll/153512/Egyptian-Opposition-Foreign-Aid-Increases.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=Politics March 29, 2012 Egyptian Opposition to U.S. and Other Foreign Aid Increases Majority now also...
First Mexican Female Candidate running for President
on February 9, 12The fist one is about the challenges for the candidate to get women's support and the second talks more about Mexican political...
China's Economic Engagement in Africa
on January 16, 12RSIS Commentaries No. 013/2012 dated 16 January 2012 China's Economic Engagement in Africa: Changing approach in Mozambique By Loro Horta Synopsis China...
Commentary on US sanctions against Iran
on January 13, 12No. 010/2012 dated 13 January 2012 US sanctions against Iran: Enough to go Nuclear? By Sajjad Ashraf Synopsis Fresh US sanctions and...
Prof. Zelizer's guide to Useful Media Sites for News About Conflict & Peace
on January 12, 12In today's increasingly connected world there are thousands of resources available to obtain news and analysis about conflict and peace related issues....
NTI Launches Nuclear Materials Security Index
on January 11, 12Global Priorities for Security Needed All Governments Can Do More WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) today released a first-of-its-kind,...
North Korea: What Not to Do
on January 10, 12PacNet #1 Monday, January 9, 2012 North Korea: What Not to Do by Victor Cha Victor Cha [vcha(at)csis.org] is a professor at...
Commentary: Kim Jong Il's Death End of an Era?
on December 20, 11No. 185/2011 dated 20 December 2011 By Euan Graham Synopsis Kim Jong Il's demise has a broader resonance, rounding off an annus...
RSIS Commentary: Russian military support for Syria
on December 9, 11RSIS presents the following commentary Raising the stakes: Russian military support for Syria by James M. Dorsey. It is also available online...
background info to help you understand issues at stake for US/Obama & E Asia Summit
on November 15, 11http://www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=185...
New NGO advises on diplomatic strategy & technique
on November 10, 11http://www.independentdiplomat.org/ Independent Diplomat (ID) is one of the most exciting new ventures in international relations. A unique, non-profit advisory group in the...
Remembering Robert Scalapino 1919-2011, Asia foreign & security policy specialist
on November 5, 11Dear GN readers, I am personally mourning the lost of a great in my field. Many memorials going around the internet recently,...
Writer And Editor/UN Women. New York, NY, USA./Closing date: October 18, 2011
on October 17, 11Background: The Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (hereafter UN Women), grounded in the vision of...
Opinion: Asia & the Responsibility to Protect: What Now?
on September 28, 11cross posted from PacNet Newsletter PacNet(at)hawaiibiz.rr.com PacNet #56 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Most Asian states have chosen to bypass the debate on...
James Ron editorial: "Middle East Hawks should Welcome the UN Palestine Vote" published around the world
on September 21, 11http://www.opendemocracy.net/james-ron/middle-east-hawks-should-welcome-un-palestine-vote In Spanish: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/editoriales/54903.html In Turkish: http://bianet.org/bianet/dunya/132880-orta-dogu-sahinleri-filistin-oylamasina-kucak-acmali...
US & China policy analysts debate US Missile Defense program
on September 7, 11PacNet Newsletter PacNet(at)hawaiibiz.rr.com PacNet #50 Tuesday, September 6, 2011 US Missile Defense and China: An Exchange by John Warden and He Yun...
Survey in Mexico find Crime, Drug Cartels Top Concerns, Pew Hispanic Center
on August 31, 11Press Release August 31, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fewer Than Half See Progress in Drug War Crime and Drug Cartels Top Concerns...
Civil War & the Challenge of Political Order 2011-2012 seminar series
on August 8, 11The Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs and the Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota We are very pleased to...
Asia's Rise & US Grand Strategy: Interview with Ashley Tellis
on July 14, 11http://www.nbr.org/Research/activity.aspx?id=156...
Interesting Article: "France's Burqa Ban: French Secularism or Colonial Mindset?"
on April 21, 11By Vinay Kumar Pathak. Pathak is an Associate Research Fellow with the Contemporary Islam Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International...
Policy report: China's PLA & lessons from foreign conflicts
on April 15, 11pub1062.pdf THE NATIONAL BUREAU of ASIAN RESEARCH NBR-SSI Briefing | April 2011 Other People's Wars:PLA Lessons from Foreign Conflicts 2010 PLA Conference...
Japan Post-Quake/Tsunami photos (one month after)
on April 14, 11They are pretty fascinating and definitely relevant to global issues: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/04/japans_crisis_one_month_later.html?tidder -- Dara Kay Cohen, Assistant Professor Hubert H. Humphrey School of...
Report on Russia-China relations free download until May 31
on March 31, 11http://www.nbr.org/publications/element.aspx?id=494 Toward a New Chinese Order in Asia: Russia's Failure Stephen J. Blank Appears in Toward a New Chinese Order in Asia:...
Japan's Post-Quake Economic Outlook: Recovery and Reconstruction
on March 24, 11http://www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=126 An Interview with William W. Grimes By Graham Webster March 22, 2011...
MPP student Ross Monten Op-Ed on US-Russia nuclear issues
on March 23, 11http://northfieldnews.com/content/good-morning-russia-now-it%E2%80%99s-your-turn...
Understanding China's Defense Budget: What it Means, and Why it Matters
on March 11, 11PacNet #16 Thursday, March 10, 2011 by Andrew S. Erickson and Adam P. Liff Andrew S. Erickson [andrew.erickson@usnwc.edu] is an Associate Professor...
USIP funding threatened?
on March 2, 11Congress voted recently to cut all funding to the United States Institute of Peace. Many academics and policy analysts working in international...
Transition from Post Conflict to Early Recovery, film about Liberia
on February 22, 11http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org/video/video/show?id=780588%3AVideo%3A377458&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_video...
Asia's rise, Western anxiety: leadership in a tripolar world
on February 18, 11Brad Glosserman [brad(at)pacforum.org] is Executive Director at the Pacific Forum CSIS. This is an age of anxiety for the West. Economic insecurity...
BBC news: Protests in Iran, Bahrain, Libya
on February 16, 11These are some news from BBC: Iran protests 'going nowhere', says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12475824 Iran protests: Clashes at demonstrator's Tehran Funeral http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12479022...
BBC video: Protests in Tehran
on February 15, 11http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12459970...
Video: Global Policy talk on Egypt & Tunisia, Ragui Assaad (HHH) and Brett Wilson (Macalester)
on February 15, 11Video from: Global Policy Update: Egypt and Tunisia held Friday, February 4, 2011 10 a.m. in the Freeman Commons, Humphrey Center...
Commentary: Egypt's Youth Uprising: Its Global Dimensions
on February 11, 11http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/Perspective/RSIS0142011.pdf...
New Report on Conflict Prevention & Resolution and Foreign Policy
on February 11, 11http://www.sfcg.org/programmes/forums/pdf/CPRF_3D_Report_0211.pdf CPRF: A 3D Approach to Foreign Policy This report is a joint project of Search for Common Ground, 3D Security and...
Responses to PacNet #9 -- Is Obama about to go wobbly on North Korea?
on February 11, 11Dr. S. Mahmud Ali [mahmudali52(at)hotmail.com] is Senior Editorial Coordinator, Asian and Pacific Region, BBC World Service. Response follows....
Is Obama about to go wobbly on North Korea?
on February 8, 11PacNet #9 Friday, February 4, 2011 by Mike Green http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-9-obama-about-go-wobbly-north-korea...
MPP student Andy Lei commentary on Egypt
on February 8, 11http://newamericamedia.org/2011/01/from-bread-to-freedom-egypt-will-have-its-people-revolution.php New America Media, Commentary, Andy Lei, Posted: Jan 29, 2011 The last time Egyptians took to the streets was spring 2008,...
Ragui Assaad: How will Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution Affect the Arab World?
on January 31, 11http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2011/0124_tunisia_assaad.aspx...
Egypt opposition calls for massive rally on Tuesday
on January 31, 11The FP Morning Brief, Foreign Policy Magazine Top news: Protests continued for a seventh day in Egypt and opposition leaders have called...
Podcast lectures in international affairs
on December 23, 10http://www.rsis.edu.sg/podcast/index.htm RSIS' podcast lectures' site. These podcasts feature lectures by world leaders, visiting scholars and experts who presented at the RSIS Distinguished...
Chinese database of scholarly & policy articles (English)
on December 15, 10http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-LKXB200505002.htm...
Report on China-US security competition (free to download until Feb 15)
on December 15, 10http://www.nbr.org/publications/element.aspx?id=469 Sino-U.S. Competition and U.S. Security: How Do We Assess the Military Balance? Dan Blumenthal 29pp | $8.95 (Free to download through...
A Chinese view of China's policy toward North Korea
on December 9, 10PacNet #60, Wednesday, December 8, 2010 China's Policy Toward North Korea: A New Twist? by Zhu Feng Zhu Feng [zhufeng(at)pku.edu.cn] is Deputy...
Dealing with North Korea
on December 8, 10RSIS Commentaries No. 163/2010 dated 3 December 2010 Yeonpyeong: Dealing with North Korea By Lee Dongmin Synopsis North Korea's recent actions, including...
Georgia: Can WikiLeaks Cables Change the Russia-Georgia War Narrative?
on December 5, 10http://www.eurasianet.org/node/62481...
US-China economic relationship: Shaping the New Consensus
on November 26, 10PacNet #56A, Friday, November 19, 2010 Shaping the New Consensus by David Silverman David Silverman [DSilverman(at)csis.org] is a Research Intern at the...
Hu Jintao's Visit: Opportunity to Reset the US-China Relationship
on November 26, 10PacNet #57, Monday, November 22, 2010 Hu Jintao's Visit: Opportunity to Reset the U.S.-China Relationship by Bonnie S. Glaser Bonnie Glaser [bglaser6(at)comcast.net]...
Event for 20 women peace buiders from around the world (Wash. DC and Cambrige, Mass)
on October 18, 10Women interested in participating can apply by submitting a CV, which highlights their mediation experience, and a bio to kalpana_simhan@huntalternatives.org. Further details...
"Iraq Looks Forward" - Requesting questions for Iraqi Leaders
on September 24, 10The YouTube News and Politics team, in partnership with the leading Arabic language television network, is releasing a series of interviews in...
Interested in Asia issues? Subscribe to PacNet for articles like this one on China's Rise
on September 14, 10http://csis.org/program/pacific-forum-csis PacNet #41, Monday, September 13, 2010 China's Rise, the United States, and Asia's Angst by Robert Sutter Robert Sutter is Visiting...
US Dept of State Middle East Partnership Initiative RFP
on June 21, 10http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=55336 The Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (NEA/PI) announces a request for applications (RFA) to advance political change and empower...
Interview with U of M Iran Expert, William Beeman
on May 12, 10U of M Anthropology professor and Iran expert, William Beeman, gave an in-depth interview on Iranian-American relations and explained the source of...
Japan: How to Win Peace in Afghanistan
on April 14, 10PacNet #19A - April 13, 2010 How to Win the Peace in Afghanistan by Aiichiro Yamamoto Aiichiro Yamamoto [yamamoto.aichiro@jica.go.jp] is Chief Representative...
Guide to Peace, Development, Human Rights and Related Networking Sites
on February 16, 10From Sigma Chang on Peace and Collaborative Development Network In this guide you will find other social networking sites devoted to promoting...
Key Policy Institutions and Think Tanks in Peacebuilding
on February 16, 10From Prof. Craig Zelizer, Georgetown University: Over the past two decades, many new institutions from governments, foundations and nonprofits have emerged that...
Give Afghan farmers an option to opium
on December 3, 09Cotton would be a perfect fit, but our own domestic politics would stand in the way.
Soldiers of Misfortune
on November 15, 09See Prime Numbers: Soldiers of Misfortune by Elizabeth Dickinson in the May/June issue of Foreign Policy.: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4869 As a military force, United...
Guide to Conflict Resolution & Peace Related Events in Washington, DC
on October 10, 09Gathered on this page are some of the major think tanks, public policy institutes, NGO's, and universities in Washington, DC and the metropolitan area that frequently host events about or related to conflict resolution. There are very brief descriptions of each organization on this page and links to their respective home and events web addresses.
Multilateral Imposition: An Immodest Proposal for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
on September 2, 09By Michael Barnett Posted on MIT Center for International Studies, http://web.mit.edu/cis/editorspick_barnett09_audit.html WHICH IS MORE LIKELY in the next five years: that the...
Key Policy Institutions and Think Tanks in Peacebuilding
on July 13, 09• Posted by Craig Zelizer on July 4, 2009 at 12:00pm to: http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org/profiles/blog/show?id=780588%3ABlogPost%3A158918&xgs=1 Over the past two decades, many new institutions...
State Fragility, the Peacebuilder's Contract, and the Search for the Least Bad State
on June 12, 09By Michael Barnett, Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota Paper Prepared for the Conference, "The Challenge of Institution Building, Threats to International Security...
Nuclear Proliferation with Steve Andreasen
on June 9, 09Podcast from the web page of the DFL Education Foundation in Minnesota of talk given by Steve Andreasen in December 2008. To...
North Korea Nuclear Test and Cornered China
on June 4, 09reprinted from PacNet #41 -posted Monday, June 1, 2009 North Korea Nuclear Test and Cornered China by Zhu Feng Zhu Feng (zhufeng@pku.edu.cn)...
Iraq and U.S. Military Policy Beyond 2011
on May 29, 09By Seth Hagerty, Humphrey Institute MPP Candidate, May 2009 Introduction Over the past two decades and in particular the past six years,...
North Korea's Missile Test and the Road Ahead
on April 16, 09North Korea's Missile Test and the Road Ahead by James J. Przystup With Pyongyang declaring an to end its participation in the...
Latin America Policy in the Obama Administration
on April 5, 09Use the link below to listen to the CFR Academic Conference Call on "Latin American Policy in the Obama Administration": http://www.cfr.org/publication/19024 On...
Yoshi Ludwig: Yet another anchor dragging us down: Pirates
on December 15, 08International Security